Debussy Sonata for Violin in g minor (Henle)

Debussy had intended to write a cycle comprising six sonatas. However, as he was seriously ill, he was forced to conclude it with the third one. Whereas the Sonata for Celloand Piano and the one for Flute, Viola and Harp were quicklywritten in 1915, an unusually fruitful compositional year, the violin sonata posed difficulties for the composer in thefollowing year. He struggled with the finale in particular, and was only able to send the work to the publisher Durand in April 1917. Its difficult genesis is soon forgotten when one listens to the resulting work: it displays perfect classicism and is full of life, as the composer himself remarked.